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#DDB511

#ddb511 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddb511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 70.98% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.1% magenta, 92.31% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.24°, with 85.71% saturation and 46.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4846

Complementary

  1. #ddb511
  2. #1139dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddb511
  2. #119fdd
  3. #4f11dd

Analogous

  1. #dd4f11
  2. #ddb511
  3. #9fdd11

Triadic

  1. #ddb511
  2. #11ddb5
  3. #b511dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddb511
  2. #39dd11
  3. #1139dd
  4. #b511dd

Square

  1. #ddb511
  2. #11dd4f
  3. #1139dd
  4. #dd119f

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4106
  2. #967b0c
  3. #ddb511
  4. #f1d049
  5. #f6e391

Shades

#ddb511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddb511
  2. #c7a30f
  3. #b1910e
  4. #9b7f0c
  5. #856d0a
  6. #6f5b09
  7. #584807
  8. #423605
  9. #2c2403
  10. #161202
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddb511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddb511
  2. #e0bc29
  3. #e4c441
  4. #e7cb58
  5. #ebd370
  6. #eeda88
  7. #f1e1a0
  8. #f5e9b8
  9. #f8f0cf
  10. #fcf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddb511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddb511
  2. #d4b01c
  3. #caaa27
  4. #c1a532
  5. #b8a03d
  6. #af9b49
  7. #a59554
  8. #9c905f
  9. #938b6a
  10. #898575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b793 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0a59a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8ba1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ab7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddb511 {
  color: #ddb511;
}
Background
.bg-ddb511 {
  background-color: #ddb511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddb511 {
  border: 2px solid #ddb511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddb511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 181 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddb511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddb511, #9fdd11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddb511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 181 17 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.47 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.50 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.65 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.47 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.93 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.96 #224aee Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#ddb511  rgb(221, 181, 17)  hsl(48, 86%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#1139dd  rgb(17, 57, 221)  hsl(228, 86%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#11ddb5  rgb(17, 221, 181)  hsl(168, 86%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#b511dd  rgb(181, 17, 221)  hsl(288, 86%, 47%)  Dark Orchid